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Van Gaal: Why I made Rooney ManchesterUnited captainThe Dutch coach has called for the 28-year-old torepeat his US tour performances when thePremier League gets underway and insists he isyet to meet with Sir Alex FergusonBy Stephen DarwinAug 15, 2014 17:16:00Louis van Gaal has revealedthat Wayne Rooney'sattitude on the pitch is themain reason why he hasdecided to make himManchester United captain.With Nemanja Vidic havingleft the club for Inter in the summer, the Englandstriker was announced as his replacement threedays ago, while Darren Fletcher took up the vice-captain role .Rooney couldalso be handedthe armband atinternationallevel in thecoming weeksand Van Gaal isadamant that heis ready for theresponsibility.When asked whyhe selected the28-year-oldforward as hisskipper, theDutch coach said:"His attitude, ofcourse. That is more on the pitch and on thetraining ground. Not so much off the pitch but Ihave explained to him that off the pitch is also veryimportant to me."He accepted the responsibility and I like him verymuch: how he trained and also how he performedin the games, how he performed to his fellowplayers."On Tuesday, I said to him that maybe it is too muchfor him to be captain. But let it fly, I said, let it fly. Inthe US, he scored a lot of goals and made a greatamount of assists. I want to see that Wayne."Van Gaal has also insisted that he is yet to meet SirAlex Ferguson since arriving at the club. He added:"No, until this moment I have not found the time todo that and I do not know if he is at home."He called off [going on tour] but I have also beenvery busy. That is the reason.